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iPhone 15 Pro Max Those that use a 512GB and up iPhone, what are your use cases??

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techno-Zen

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So I was pretty much forced to get the 512GB model on a preorder unless I want to wait 2 months..

I can see a few uses especially with USB-C port but what do you guys use the storage for typically? I'm not worry about the extra money. Just curious

Thanks!
 
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techno-Zen said:
So I was pretty much forced to get the 512GB model on a preorder unless I want to wait 2 months..

I can see a few uses especially with USB-C port but what do you guys use the storage for typically? I'm not worry about the extra money. Just curious

Thanks!
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I think most of them use the space for 4k
 
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I use a 256gb iphone 11 Pro now and im hitting the 60% used mark. Typically most of the storage is photos and videos. I plan on trading my 11 Pro in for the 15 Pro through AT&T, so its another 3 years and I want to make sure I dont run out of space with 4k video and the larger photo sizes.
 
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I've only got a 256GB but my case won't be unique - I still have a large music library, and keep much of it on my phone - about 70ish GB at the moment, though I need to add some more and do a little housekeeping.

High res videos and photos add up fast too.
 
I pull all of my photos and videos off of my phone, onto my MB, arrange them in folders, and sync back to my phone. I keep all of my photos and videos local in my photos app, categorized in folders, and never let my camera roll go above 300 pics/vids. I don't like relying on stability of my network to get something from the cloud. So that is my use case, albeit likely not a common one.
 
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4K video, apps, etc. I don't even keep my music on my phone anymore—instead using Spotify—and I'm almost at 500GB. For one thing, on my old phones I had to offload photos, etc. Now I do that only as a backup since I've had 1TB phones since they were available.
 
Mine is a 256GB, but I’m at 200GB occupied so will have to go for a 512GB next upgrade; most of that is spent of photos and videos, which I like to keep a copy of in my phone.
 
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Ok, but if you use Optimize photo library that 4k video still exists. You just need to buffer it no? I don't need every photo or video I've ever taken available at all times. Personally.
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I delete my photos and videos after a while and leave them backed up in Google photos which has search feature that's waaaay superior to ios photos.
 
Mostly I just don’t delete anything, ever. I’ve been restoring from backup since iCloud started. I think my messages and photos go back to 2012.

And I keep all media fully downloaded onto my phone.

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Few scenarios:
- downloaded content (music, video, etc) when traveling in low bandwidth areas
- RAW storage
- ProRes storage
- iCloud Drive local storage
- spatial video (I imagine this will be roughly twice the size of a typical 4k video, depending on compression and depth data)
- offline maps (huzzah iOS 17!)
 
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So you don't use iCloud Photos? That's wild to me man..
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Nope, tried when it first came out and it bugged me that my thumbnails and images were kinda blurry and took a second or two to load the full quality version. I believe it’s better now, but I just never switched it back on after that. I like being able to access all of my stuff without being reliant on an internet connection. I also have no desire to see all photos across all devices, so an iCloud backup of the phone works perfectly fine for me.
 
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Nope, tried when it first came out and it bugged me that my thumbnails and images were kinda blurry and took a second or two to load the full quality version. I believe it’s better now, but I just never switched it back on after that. I like being able to access all of my stuff without being reliant on an internet connection. I also have no desire to see all photos across all devices, so an iCloud backup of the phone works perfectly fine for me.
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Ok, that makes sense. I share a ton of photos with iCloud and have Apple+ or whatever it's called.
 
I have 256 GB 11 Pro Max, just ordered a 1TB 15 PM because a) why not and b) to match my 1TB MBA M2 (which is also overkill for me)

I just want to have all my files with me all the time and not worry about space for the next 3-4 years.
 
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DSD Format audio files for a true lossless audio experience using a separate Audio DAC(Digital to Analog Converter) and actual good headphones or IEMS.
A single song can be several GB depending on resolution.

I probably have another 200+ GB of music that I don't have loaded on the phone because they have to be loaded via cable when the iPhone is connected to Mac. USB 2 speeds TAKE FOREVER so I gave up... but I will be sure to load the rest of my music on my new 15 PM via USB C since it won't take days anymore.

I also planning on using the camera more and capturing in ProRAW/ProRES or now finally HEIF/HEVC at full resolution.


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I ran out of space on my 1 TB iPhone Pro Max.

My use case is: Pictures, podcasts, video, movies downloaded to watch during travel.

I would have bought a 2 TB if they had offered it.
 
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upped to 512. currently have a 256 with 45 free. Bloated apps, pictures, and other things.
 
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